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Akvárium Klub

Akvárium Klub, also known as Akvárium Városközpont, is a multi-hall club and concert venue beneath Erzsébet tér in central Budapest, opened in its current form in 2014.

Akvavit

Akvavit (akevitt, aquavit) is a Scandinavian caraway- and dill-flavoured spirit, at least 37.5% vol, with Norwegian potato-based cask-aged PGI akevitt, Swedish fennel-requiring designation, Linie sea-ageing, and snaps traditions distinct from gin and genever.

Akwa

Akwa, also known as Kwa, was a 19th-century king of the Duala people at the Cameroon estuary who signed treaties with Britain in 1841 and Germany in 1884.

Akwa Ibom State

Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria: South-South state created 23 September 1987 from Cross River State, capital Uyo, 31 LGAs, 129 km coastline, major oil producer, home of Ibom Air.

Akwamu

Akwamu was an Akan state of southeastern Ghana that grew into the dominant military and commercial power on the eastern Gold Coast, collapsing in 1730 or 1731.

Akwanshi

Akwanshi, also spelled akwansisi, are carved stone monoliths of the Cross River region of southeastern Nigeria and Cameroon, attributed to the Bakor peoples and possibly dating back to around 200 CE.

Akwapim Wars

The Akwapim (Akuapem) Wars were conflicts of 1729 to 1730 in which the people of the Akuapem Ridge, allied with Akyem, Ga, and Fante forces, overthrew Akwamu rule northeast of Accra.

Akwasi Afrifa

Akwasi Afrifa, full name Akwasi Amankwa Afrifa, was a Ghanaian soldier who helped overthrow Kwame Nkrumah in 1966 and served as Ghana's head of state in 1969.

Akwesasne

Akwesasne, the Mohawk Nation of Akwesasne, is a Mohawk territory on the St. Lawrence River where Ontario and Quebec adjoin New York State, straddling the Canada–US border.

Akyatan Lagoon

Akyatan Lagoon (Akyatan Lagünü), Turkey's largest lagoon, is a choked, temporarily hypersaline coastal lagoon in Karataş, Adana, on the Mediterranean. Ramsar site no. 943 since 1998 (14,700 ha), it hosts 250+ bird species, wintering flamingos, and major green sea turtle nesting beaches.

Akycha (crater on Callisto)

Akycha is an IAU-named impact crater on Callisto, Jupiter's heavily cratered outer large moon, 81 km across near 72.6 degrees latitude, 318.7 degrees longitude; named in 1979 from an Alaskan Eskimo name of the sun.

Akyem

Akyem, also rendered Akim or Achim, is a group of Akan-speaking peoples and traditional states of southeastern Ghana, comprising the three paramountcies of Akyem Abuakwa, Kotoku, and Bosome.

Akyem Gold Mine

The Akyem Gold Mine is a large open-pit gold mine in Ghana's Eastern Region, one of the country's largest, sold by Newmont to Zijin Mining in 2025.

Akylas

Akylas (Akylas Mytilinaios, Ακύλας Μυτιληναίος), Greek pop singer born 1999 in Serres; represented Greece at Eurovision 2026 in Vienna with "Ferto", finishing 10th, and released the debut album Press Start in May 2026.

Akyn

An akyn (ақын) is an improvising poet-singer of the Kazakh and Kyrgyz peoples who performs verse orally to dombra or komuz accompaniment, best known for the aitys contest of improvised poetic dialogue.

Akyphas/Pindos

Akyphas/Pindos (Ἀκύφας, Πίνδος) was an ancient Greek city of the Dorian tetrapolis in Doris, central Greece; sources dispute its affiliation with Doris or Oitaia, and its ethnic Akuphanios appears in Hellenistic Delphic inscriptions.

Akzente

Akzente (Akzente. Zeitschrift für Literatur) is one of the oldest German literary magazines, founded by Walter Höllerer and Hans Bender and first issued in Munich in 1954.

AkzoNobel

AkzoNobel (Akzo Nobel N.V.) is a Dutch multinational company headquartered in Amsterdam that makes paints and coatings, with brands including Dulux, International, Sikkens, and Interpon.

Al ‘Āriḑ

Al 'Āriḑ (العارض), also Al Arid or Al Aridh, is a historical region of Najd, Saudi Arabia, on the Tuwaiq escarpment around Riyadh; formerly called al-Yamamah, it spans Wadi Hanifah towns like Diriyah and al-Uyaynah and birthed the Saudi states.

Al Abdelaziz

Alaa "Al" Abdelaziz is an American Democratic member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 35th district, previously a Paterson councilman and the first Palestinian American elected to local office there.

Al Aflāj

Al Aflāj (الأفلاج), or Al-Aflaj Governorate, is an oasis governorate of Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia, capital Layla, about 300 km south of Riyadh, known for springs, ancient al-Kharaz qanat canals, over 800,000 date palms, and the Majnun Layla legend.

Al Ahli SC (Doha)

Al Ahli SC (Doha), Arabic النادي الأهلي الرياضي, Qatar's oldest sports club, founded 1950 as Al Najah; four Emir Cup titles (1973, 1981, 1987, 1992), never league champion; plays at Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha.

Al Ahly SC

Al Ahly SC (النادي الأهلي), Cairo club founded 1907; Africa's most successful football side with record 12 CAF Champions League and 44 Egyptian Premier League titles, nine FIFA Club World Cup appearances.

Al Ahmadi (district)

Al Aḩmadī (الأحمدي), Kuwait's second-largest city and capital of Al Ahmadi Governorate, is a planned oil company town founded in 1946-1947 by the Kuwait Oil Company, named for Sheikh Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, built on Garden Suburb principles, and now on Kuwait's UNESCO Tentative List.

Al Ain (العين)

Al Ain (العين) is an oasis city in Abu Dhabi, bordered by Oman and known as "The Spring." The city is the location of UNESCO Cultural Sites and has ancient Bronze Age ruins.

Al Ain FC

Al Ain FC, nicknamed Al Zaeem (the Boss), is the most decorated UAE football club: 15 league titles, AFC Champions League wins in 2003 and 2024, and an unbeaten 2025-26 ADNOC Pro League season with 68 points.

Al Ain Municipality

Al Ain Municipality (Al Ain City Municipality, بلدية مدينة العين) is the municipal authority of Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, UAE, established 1967 under the Department of Municipalities and Transport, providing permits, roads, parks, and public health services.

Al Ain Zoo

Al Ain Zoo is a zoo in Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, established in 1968 by Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan and home to about 4,000 animals.

Al Ajami

Al Ajami (Agami, العجمي) is a coastal district in western Alexandria, Egypt, about 20 km from the city center. A 1950s elite summer resort turned dense residential district, known for Bitash, Hanoville, and Bianki beaches and the Aga Khan Award-winning Halawa House.

Al al-Sheikh

Al al-Sheikh (آل الشيخ) is a Saudi Arabian family descended from the reformer Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab, holding the religious offices of the Saudi state since 1744.